Single-Use Sterile Medical Devices

Spartan Medical has expanded its single-use, sterile portfolio of Surgical Procedure Kits to address orthopedic and trauma procedures at Military Treatment Facilities in the United States, OUS, and forward operations, as well as VA Medical Centers (VAMCs) and Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs). Providing single-use, sterile instruments, implants, and medical devices in pre-packaged, off-the-shelf (OTS) kits, eliminates the need to re-sterilize instruments, improves operating room (OR) efficiencies/workflow, and reduces the potential for Surgical Site Infections (SSIs). NOTE: The majority of SSIs result from contaminated surgical instruments and implantsⁱ

‍To explore our latest interactive brochure for Spartan’s portfolio of single-use, sterile Surgical Procedure Kits please click on the below buttons or visit our Single-use Kit Demonstration Videos on our YouTube channel.

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Melzi™ Sharps Finder

The Melzi™ Sharps Finder (MSF) is a single-use sterile device designed to help surgeons locate instruments, needles, instrument fragments, or sharps lost inside a patient during surgery. When a needle miscount occurs or uncountable items are lost in vivo, the Melzi™ Sharps Finder can supplement current protocols with advanced detection to prevent retained surgical item (RSI) events, save OR time, and enable the continuous flow of the surgery in open and minimally invasive cases. In this 30-second video, see how easily a surgical needle can disappear during a minimally invasive procedure, followed by this 8-second clip demonstrating the Melzi™ Sharps Finder in action as a lost needle is found.

Note: The MSF detects ferrous metals (primarily composed of iron) with magnetic properties including blades, surgical needles, instruments, and guidewires, and would NOT be interfered with by titanium clips, staples, nitinol, or plastic.

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Key Features and Benefits of the Melzi™ Sharps Finder:

Two sizes available, each with adjustment dials for sensitivity, rotation, and deflection
- Short-shaft (22cm) ergonomically designed for open surgery
- Long-shaft (45cm) designed to work in a 5mm trocar for minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic procedures
Increases patient safetyⁱⁱⁱ
- Minimizes potential RSI events
- Prevents prolonged anesthesia time
- Decreases patient and staff X-ray exposure
Reduces the need for additional personnel to enter the OR (radiologist or additional staff)
Saves OR time
- Staff spends 30 minutes on average managing lost sharps
- Using X-ray can add 40 additional minutes
12x more effective at locating a lost sharp than a manual searchⁱ
2-year shelf life with a battery life of 45 minutes
FDA Registration: Class II 3017424875

Watch this quick tutorial to see how Melzi™ works

Melzi Brochure - VA/DoD

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All necessary regulatory documentation, instructions for use, published studies, patient education tools, etc. (as applicable) can be provided upon request by contacting cs@spartanmedical.com or (888) 240-8091. We are available at any time to meet with providers and staff to answer any questions about Spartan Medical’s entire portfolio of advanced medical solutions.

References:

^i.^{Kang et al.}^{Multiphase preclinical assessment of a novel device to locate unintentionally retained surgical sharps: a proof-of-concept study.}^{Patient Saf Surg}^{17, 10 (2023).}

^{ii. J. Adams, Ph.D..,J Noel, Ph.D. (2022) Needle Size and Detectability Study. (Available Upon Request)}

^iii.^{Jayadevan et al.}^{Stensland K, Small A, Hall S, Palese M. A protocol to recover needles lost during minimally invasive surgery. JSLS. 2014 Oct-Dec;18(4):e2014.00165.}

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